Thank you so much for this infomation. I wish I had had this information growing up. My brothers, sister and I were always teased for having a German name. The name was always made in reference to Hitler. I am passing this on to family members. This makes me feel like my family has given something to America. I am so proud. Every chance I get I'm telling someone about the information I have found out.Thank you for a life changing experience,Betty Joe Holtzclaw-Curry

Dear Mr. Roseberry,I am descended from Eleanor Shufflebarger.Thank you for your website.My line: Lincoln Harper married Eleanor Shufflebargerparents of Matilda Harper , Lincoln was also father of Lincoln Harper, Jr or possibly the 3rd.

Matilda Harper married Jacob Benardparents of Ellis Benard, who married Juliett Bakerparents of David Henry Benard who married Lillie Simsparents of Juliett Benardwho married Parker Sargentparents of George Aaron Sargent who married Dora Sargentparents of me, Stephanie Sargent

My family (cousin's) website is www.heinzmannf.comIf you would like to share information, please let me know.Thank you,-Stephanie Sargent --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Robert Schneider <robert_s_63134@yahoo.com> wrote:

I'm trying to find out more on Elbert Eden Howell Iam sure he is my pop pop John Wesley Howell brother I seen the photo they look just alike he is from Roanoke V.A. I can't find anything on him PLEASE HELP with anything linking the two.

Hi, I am very interested in your Robert Patton. I have Robert, b. 1675 in Monoghan County, Ireland, m. Jennet. They had six children all born in Ireland. They came to Chester County, PA and Lancaster County, PA. They then went to the Carolinas. Since your family tree is so close to what I have I am just wondering if it is the same.Thank you.

Hello, your website is very well prepared and much appreciated. Thank you for the section on Burton Blizard as he is my GGGG Grandfather thru his son Frederick and Mary A. Campbell. I cannot find any info on Mary and her family, but I will keep searching.

i am looking for information on my g-g grandparents.willis and aramanda"reed"duncan. of floyd,co va willis was born 1829.we're descendants of john duncan born 1715-died 1795 in va.i'll be very happy with any information or pictures of my duncan family.alice"duncan"long

Hello, your anderson songer and sarah springer are my great great grandmother Angeletta songers parents she married John jacob schlosser in livingston county,illinois and their son Monnie Elvin bornoctober 21,1875 in streator,lasallecounty,illinois is my grandma father my grandmother was nantha;ea ernestine schlosser she married wilford rhine mitchell and had my father william robert mitchell he married barbara buffington and had me and my two sisters. call me at 405-707-7504

We need a male Gunn from this line to contribute DNA. The records to prove who the father of John C. Gunn is, are no longer extant. We have DNA from two distinct Gunn lines, both from Virginia.

It would be helpful to those descending from your Gunn line, to wanting to know "Who's your Daddy" to take this opportunity to know. If you know of a Gunn male that's interesting in participating in the Gunn Family DNA Project, please let me know. Cheryl Gunn Maxwell

I am directly descended from James & Florence (Graham) Patton, and have questions regarding the parents of James. I have the rest of the family traced from James & Florence down to the present day, but find it very difficult to prove beyond doublt who James' actual father was. If anyone can assist me in this, I'd really appreciate a helping hand, as I'm much to far away to do any digging for myself. Some sources tell me that the Henry Patton mentioned in Col James Patton's will (mentioned as living at Springfield), was the father of James Patton (Florence's husband).

I have really enjoyed browsing your web site! I found some missing links in my family tree - Thank You! My mother was a Mundy, descended from Jonathan Whitt and Clementine Waldron in Tazewell Co. Virginia.

My G-G-Grandfa.George Weaver came to Oh. in 1839. I have documention that has him coming from Pa.He was born about 1802 was in Mexican and Civil Wars, I have his papers. Married Christina Shaffer in Pa. on Dec.4 1824. George died in Patterson,Ohio 22 Jan, 1872. They had three children that I know of Samuel Cyrus, John S.,and Mary.I have them well documented in Ohio but want to find more in Pa. Any ideas??

As a direct descendent from Benjamin Weddle (1742-1807,)I find your geneology outstanding except for one detail. The Johan Michael Weddle you list as the first to arrive in North America is not the grandfather of Benjamin. There is a land warrant issued May 29, 1739, to Michael Weidle for 200 acres situated at Little Codorus on the west side of the Susquehannah River in Lancaster County, nowYork County, PA. This was documented by Calvin Weddle (Clweddle@aol.com), who has done the most detailed geneological work on our Weddle lineage. We do not have a sure date and ship list for our Michael Weddle, but the possibility is that he arrived in Philadelphia as early as 1727 as noted below (from an email I sent to my uncle Benjamin Harrison Weddle of Front Royal, Virginia).

Below are some sites of interest; the first one has Calvin’s letter from the Dr. Jordan in Germany. Do you know Sallye Martin?

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BRETHREN/1999-02/0919038495

The next is the 1742 ship’s list from the Francis & Elizabeth on which a Johann Michael Waidele and family are listed; we know this date is too late to be our Michael Weddle, but it is in the family oral history that our Michael arrived on this ship. It can’t be because of a mortgage between Mark Farne and Martin Wetel in the York County courthouse [dated 16-Dec-1769]. This mortgage mentioned Martin Weddle's father as being Michael Weddle and concerned 200 acres granted to Michael Weddle by warrant dated May 29, 1739.

http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/pa/1742f-e.htm

The third is the 1727 ship’s list of the James Goodwill on which a Hans Michael Fiedler is listed. An interesting aspect to this ship list is that it lists the number of freights (4 total) and if you believe the interpretation about the freight breakdown by age there could have been several passengers. Michael and his wife would be 2 freights and could have as many as four children between the ages of 4 – 15. From my research on Martin Weddle, he would have been 9 years old in 1727.

http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/pa/1727jgood.htm

Finally, from a Virginia family on-line listing of relatives come the names and birthdates of the children of Michael Weddle and Anna Margaret Schleppe. There were three children ages 6, 9, and 14, and one child 2 years old. On this website, one of the children is listed as dead by 1718. That leaves one half-freight unaccounted for. Maybe a child of a relative or friend came across with them? However, on Calvin’s list that child’s death is not listed. Do you or Calvin know the woman who compiled this family geneology, Laurie Howland?

http://www.rainyday.ca/~howland/html-va/dat48.htm#0

I have not been able to find any other names that may be spelling variants of Weddle during the appropriate time span of ship lists except for George Adam Wedel on 1729 Mortenhouse, Wilhelm Moritz Veitel on 1740 Robert & Alice, and the Johann Michael Waidele on 1742 Francis & Elizabeth.

I wonder if you have any information about the sister lines of your Fosters? I am looking for information on a William Foster, b. ca. 1800 VA, was in Davidson Co., TN according to 1850 and 60 census records. He may be the father of my gg-grandfather John David Foster, 1827 - 1890.

I am a Burk(e) family descendant. We have an old family tree scroll that goes back to the 1600's and mentions several people that your website mentions. Can you put me in touch with some other Burk family descendants who are knowledgable about the Burk family ?
Thanks
George Gordon

I am very impressed with the amount of information that you have on your site. I would love to know where to get at copy of "Jane Barnett Carrico, The Weddles of Virginia and Related Families". My grandmother was a Weddle and I would like to apply to the DAR using Benjamin as the entry person.
BTW, I grew up in Fairlawn(Radford,)VA.
Thanks!
Janice

I'm really impressed with your web page. My ggGrandmother was Martha Jane Weddle daughter of David Sr. and Catherine Stigleman Her husband was Wiliam Merton Bailiff he was in the confederate army was captured and died at "Point Lookout" MD. POW camp. If you look into the Bailiff family web page there is a photo of Martha Jane if your interested.I have an obit of her and one of Simon P Weddle if your interested in those for your work. I will be glad to send copies to you. John Bailiff

Hi! I am a descendant of Susannah Godbey who married William Covey. I found so much wonderful information on the Godbey family on this website. I would like to contact the owner of this website, but didn't see an email address to use. If you are the owner of this website or a descendant of William Godbey, I would like to hear from you. Thanks so much!

I found your site while I was following up on some Whitt family information and WOW! What a beautful and intersting site. You have really done amazing work and I was thrilled to find some missing pieces - way down the road, a Whitt marries a Scoggins in central Illinois which leads to a marriage with the Crawford family and voila - my grandfather. Martha Whitt, born to Noah, born to Elijah, born to Charles...I think, I am still trying to work it all out. Most importantly, thank you for the footnotes!! Now I know which books and software might lead me in the right direction.

I have located the marriage record of susanah Alley in Montgomery Co. records:
16 May 1817 James Whitt m. Susannah Ally. Husband¹s father Archibald Whitt, wife¹s father: Cary Ally. Security/witness: Cary Ally.
This next ref. places this same James in Pulaski Co. for all his married life.
Hardesty, H. H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated ... Special Virginia Edition giving a History of the Virginias,
It appears you only knew the facts from LDS and not the sources.
E-mail me and I'ii sent all the details.

Dear Sirs,
It was with much delight to see my ancestors on your website. I descend from (6th Generation,#26 Thomas Hanks who married Elizabeth Lee. 7th generation is #41 Peter Hanks who mar. Mary Beez,then through their son, William Hanks b 1702/7 (sometimes called the "Quaker". From Wm. to his daughter Margaret (she was from Wm.'s 1st mar. to Ruth Shipley). Margaret mar Thomas Wyatt, widower with children. Margaret was Thom Wyatt's 2nd wife.
The 1st child of Thomas & Margaret Wyatt was Thomas Wyatt II
who is my ancestor. So the descendancy goes to WYATT from there.
I have read books of Anne Arundel Co. MD. records. and it it with gratitude to read what you have presented here. Thank you,
JoAnne Wanderer gramw1@milwpc.com March 8th, 2005

GUY VIRGIL KEISTER BORN ABOUT 1880 IS THE BROTHER OF OLIVER BURTON KEISTER SR. I BELIEVE THAT HIS WIFE WAS ELIZABETH AND THAT THEY HAD ONE DAUGHTER MARY ELIZABETH.GUY PREDEASED OLIVER BY SEVERAL YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OLIVER , GUY AND HENRY IF ANY. ONE OF OLIVER'S SONS CHILD WAS HENRY BURTON

Father---Oliver burton Keister Jr son of Oliver Burton Keister Sr and Hattie Lyda(?) Bott both of Chattanooga TN
Contined -- OB Sr mother Sarah Angeline Stanfield from Riceville Tn
All of the men in the family were associated with railroading,family grew up in Chattanooga and Knoxville.
OB had an older brother Lawrence died at 22, Earl, Mildred.
Earl married Annabelle Cupp of Memphis, Mildred married Kenneth Dennis of Knoxville and OB married Gwendolyn w
Witt Bittle of Knoxville.
If interested in any of these folks contact me.
Patty Lewis

William Baxter Godbey of Pulaski, Kentucky [born 3 June 1833] , was an evalgelical Methodist whose autobiography, published in Cininnati in 1909, can now be found on the Web. He was directly descended from your Pulaski, Virginia people. His work contains the following:

"The last time I ever saw my grandfather was while I was his presiding elder. I visited him when 96 years old, when he had me assist him in making an invoice of his family, which at that time numbered 500 souls, twenty-five of whom were licensed preachers of the Gospel. As names have originated from circumstances, of course our family received its name from the fact that of their eminent godliness, the original name being "Godly". Some one at some time writting it happened to place the 'l' by a 'b'."

I have now found a number of Godleys living in Pulaski, KY who had Virginia roots. Some descended from a William GODLY born about 1810 whilst there is also a John Godley (who could just, possibly, be Rev William baxter's grandfather) Area church records show a Josiah Godley joining/leaving in 1898-99 only to rejoin as Josiah Godby in 1900. Moreover one web searcher has a marriage record for a Martha Godley (Godby) ca. 1862.

There certainly seems to have been some mid 19th century confusion in Virginia. Charles O. Godley, born Tazewell, was the son of Reason (also spelt Rezin & Resin) Vermillion Godby/Godbey/Godsby who was a ninth generation Virginian and clearly related to the Rev William Baxter Godbey whose grandfather spoke of an historic change of "l" to "b"change. Reason also had a daughter, born 1822, who was listed as Martha Godley at the time of subsequent marriage. There is also evidence that there was another daughter who went by Laura M. Godly.

My own family tree is virtually complete. I descend from Edward Godley of Farquier VA who was born in NJ before the American Revolution. But we have no ideal where his father William came from. Family tradition says it was Virginia.

my ancestor is Carl Nilsson Rosberg b 26 Aug 1825 Uppakra, Malmohus, Sweden. His name was changed to Roseberry probably on emigration to the US in 1860. His father was Neils Rosberry b July 13, 1798 Sweden Swilin.

Can someone please help? My great grandmother, Florence Ellen Roseberry Worley married my ggrandfather David Worley. They lived in Princeton, WV. I am researching Florence's family. All I know is that her father's name is William Robert Roseberry. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Could the person who did the Songer research get in touch with me, please? She is related to my husband, who's great grandfather was Erven Morrison, son of Susan Songer. Also anyone researching Morrisons in the above areas, 1800's. Thanks.

Hello, nice website. I was searching for my Ggrandmother's name, Songer and found your site. I have my Haas Family online at "www.thf.net". Please check my database for Somger. Would it be possible to get a Gedcom of your Songer Family? I would like to expand my Songer database.
Thanks, Ray

I want to thank you for all the info you have. I have been searching on and off for ten years. My father is Oscar Elbert,Whos father was Oscar Jasper, Whos father was Thomas Jasper, whos father was Charles Wesley Roseberry. I wish There was a way that I could talk to you to make sure. But the names that Thomas has as children are the same as the ones that you have. Thank

There are a number of SERIOUS ERRORS in your Patton lineages which I am willing to help you correct. In addition to errors in two lines I discussed in the prior message I wish now to address the Henry Patton line. You state:

He was ship builder, operating merchant ships.[3] He began military service between April, 1689 and August, 1689 Henry Patton and three brothers were in the army of William of Orange during the defense of Londonderry and later was present at the Battle of Boyne, July 1st, 1690.[4] He immigrated after 1690.[5],[6] He lived after 1690 in Manor of Springfield, Parish of Clondevaddock, Barony of Kilmacrenan, County Donegal, Ireland.[7]" Then you proceed to list an INCREDIBLE 17 supposed children by this man and his long-suffering wife.

A few points.
1. Henry was surely born in Ireland, not Scotland; this is where his father lived his whole life.
2. Henry was NOT a ship owner, that was his son James. Your source got it wrong.
3. You list as sources mostly Virkus, and World Family Tree. Anyone who has done genealogy more than as a hobby knows that Virkus is only a finding aid since not a single source document is cited in the whole Compendium. And WFT is only as good as the sources that are given. In fact the "American Lineages" by Dr Charles Patton [which you cite as Coming to America] SPECULATES that Henry had a dozen (not 17) children but this is only based on men named Patton living in Lancaster Co Pa at the same time.

News flash- almost ALL the Scots Irish who came to America settled in this area for a year or two before moving on, whether they were related or not.

Sorry to sound critical but I have spent 20 years studying these lines and I feel it is IRRESPONSIBLE to wimply quote secondary and tertiary sources as gospel. Beginners tend to accept this sort of easy answer without thinking.

Your web site is very inspiring. I am so happy I came across it. I have learned so much. One of the pages stated that there was a picture of one of the original Godbey homes. Is it still around? If so, would it be possible to obtain a copy or be e-mailed? Thank you so much for your information and the knowledge I now have. Good luck in everything you do and thanks again,

Your Southwest Virginians website is most impressive. I think it is a good idea and can lead to progress in research in this area.

I would like to draw your attention, if I may, to what I perceive as a few problems in your writeup of the PATTON line of Ireland and then Augusta/ Montgomery Co Virginia. I have, in fact sent you several emails about these problems over the past year, but it is possible that you have not received them.

First off, under the children of John Patton, will probated 1757 Augusta Co Virginia, you name Capt James Patton, married 3 times, who was a founder of Louisville Ky. That is what the old (1930's) historians said, and I bought into that also. Then I corresponded with a lady who has done the research, and found this is demonstrably wrong.

If you click on the following link you will get detailed information on what is known about John Patton of Timber Ridge. I just uploaded this file. It points out many errors in the older studies.
http://www.gencircles.com/users/dvagricola/3/data/2

I wish also to point out that, inconsistent with what you show on your SW Virginians website, on GENCIRCLES you show James Patton (1750/52- 1817 Ky) as a son of the same John Patton mentioned above. This is also incorrect. There were THREE men named James Patton who were almost exact contemporaries living in Augusta County in the same time period!

If you would please take a moment to click on the following link you will be able to see a detailed explanation as to the true facts regarding James Patton’s parentage. I spent a number of years establishing these facts.

http://www.gencircles.com/users/dvagricola/2/data/247

Since you have gone to the trouble of uploading so many Patton relatives it seems reasonable that you will want to get the information correct. I would sincerely enjoy hearing any comments you may have on the information that I have posted.

Happen to find you site. Found the will of William King. I along with some other family members have been searching for the parents of Austin King. One relative has his father as George King and another one John King. We do know Austin was born in Virginia and the family was in Wythe County. I have always leaned toward Austin's father being William. We figure he was born around 1807.
If you think our Austin is the son of William feel free to contact me.

I have the name of Frederick Keister's wife if you would like it. The Keisters intermarried a few times with the Blizzards which is my family. My records indicate Frederick born about 1730 married Hannah Dyer about 1755. Hope this is a help to you. Carol

"1754, JAMES SKEGGS from Daniel Ratcliff, 104 acres patent to Samuel Ratcliff, 1753." Augusta Co., VA.[10]
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The above extraction from your excellent pages intrigues me as I believe that Daniel to be my gggg-grandfather who lived in Hampshire County most of his adult life, quite a distance from the New River. I'd love to know more about Daniel if you have it.

BTW, I believe the original spells the name "James Scags."
But that's from memory so I may be wrong. Thanks again for the fine work.

Can someone please contact me about correcting an error in the line after Sydney Bruce Roseberry? He is my great grandfather...and Mary Jane King is my great grandmother...
it says they had no children, which is false... Elsie Roseberry is my fathers mother and there is a few people who should be listed...please email me at twinblessings@netrax.net
thank you...

My grandfather was Austin Morrison, his father was Evertt Glendon Morrison, His father was Erven Morrison, his mother was Susan Songer, her father was Christopher Christian Songer. Looks liek some where along the way we are releated. Nice to meet you :)

Thank you for your extensive and mostly accurate information about the Godby/Godbey family. I do have one correction for you, though: the birth date of Russell Godbey, son of William and Nancy Dickerson. He was born on 11/2/1800, not 12/2/1800 as you have. This is probably just a transcription error. The 11/2 date is on his gravestone, in several biographies of him, and in in the family Bible that I have. You can see his gravestone online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/menard/cemetery/rose_hill/godbey_russ1800.html

Appreciate all the hard work that went into the research and preparation of this web site. I found this site as I searched for information on Samuel and Peggy (Margaret Weddle?)Huff. I have tried to find the book that was referenced - The Weddles of Virginia, etc. but have been unable to find the book except in an out of town library that does not do interlibrary loans. Would appreciate a means of locating the book and/or any other information on Samuel and Peggy. They had a daughter, Celia, who may be my ggg-grandmother. Thanks for any help.

I am trying to find inforntion aobut my father Raymond Lloyd Howell. He was born in Luzerrene, KY in 1923. My mother was Louise Sutton and she was born in LaCenter, KY in 1925. My grand father was Mack Sutton.

Johannes Angstadt, b 1732, had a 2nd wife, Anna Marie Kolb. I believe their son, Peter Jacob, is my great-great-great grandfather. He had a son, John Augustus, who had a son, John Henry, whose daughter Bessie was my grandmother. I would appreciate any substantiation you might be able to provide.
Thanks!
Sharon

I have conducted research which intersects your John Ferguson family...I am descended from Henry J. Ferguson (listed on your web as Kenny J.)...I have traced John Ferguson to Franklin Cty Va to be the son of Thomas Ferguson and Agnes Chambers, son of Alexander Ferguson. If you look on 1810 Census of Franklin County, you will see that Ezekial Dowdy lived adjacent to Alexander Ferguson--so his daughter Ann married John...John also shows up in the 1930 census living adjacent to Thomas Ferguson in Franklin County with a matching number of children per your web site, adjusted for ages...
If you have any additional info, would like to share..Can be reached at work email ferguson.mark@hq.navy.mil or home at mef3@cox.net...Thanks..Mark Ferguson

This is a wonderful site. I have found one mistake. You list 40. William Godbey (1002) (son of Benjamin and Nancy Elkins) as being born in 1839. William, my great grandfather was born on 08 Nov 1833. I think your error arose because the 1850 Logan County census, which you reference, is not clear on William's age. It looked to you as if his age was 11; but actually it was 16. If you look at other numbers that the census taker wrote I think you will see that it is a 16, not an 11.

Does anyone have the children of Hugh Patton and Eliza Hanna of Washington County, Pennsylvania (late 1700’s)? I have documents of my ancestor Martha Patton as the youngest daughter of above, however, her birth-date is listed as August 11, 1794. She married George Aiken in 1816 and eventually lived in Tuscawaras County, Ohio. (Other Pattons were married to Aikens (Mary, Martha and Nathan))
According to all records in the inter-net, Hugh Patton (son of Henry Patton and Sarah Lynn) was born in Ireland in 1710 and married to Eliza Hanna about 1735. They migrated to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Am I missing a generation? Eliza would have at least been in her eighties by 1794!
I have Hugh Patton listed in the Washington County census of 1790 with 1 free male over 16, 3 free males 16 and under, and 5 free females.
I can do the research since I live here in Washington County, but I need someone to point me in the right direction.
Steve Hunter,
Son of
Ruth Elizabeth Montgomery
Daughter of
James Patton Montgomery
Son of
Samuel J. Montgomery
Son of Jane Aiken
Daughter of
George Aiken and Martha Patton.

Please Contact Me. I am a direct decendant of William Keister. (Brother of Andrew Jackson and John Davis Jr.) I have a complete lineage for William if you would be interested. I found your website facinating and would love to correspond with you. Thank You, Robin

I have a question concerning your information on the Burke lineage. My husband is a descendent of James Burke, through his daughter, Sarah Burke who married a "Samuel Wilson." Do you know of any definitive information concerning Samuel Wilson? A number of sites claim he is the Capt. Samuel Wilson who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, prior to the Revolutionary War. I have recently determined, however, that he is also claimed by a completely different family and their information seems to be backed by references. Do you know where the Burke's Samuel Wilson came from? I would appreciate any leads you could give us. THANKS!!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful, hard work. I'm not sure if our Duncan lines are connected, but you have provided me with much useful information on the early Holtzklaus, Heimbachs, Stuells, Fishbachs and Otterbachs.

I belive that your William Godbey (917) born in 1725 is an ancestor of my husband's. Do you know if any of this family migrated to Ky? I have a William Godbey b.1781 in VA and d.1876 in Casey county, Kentucky. He would have been the great grandson of the (917) Godbey. Please contact me, I would love to exchange information. You have a very impressive site. I could learn a lot.

I belive that your William Godbey (917) born in 1725 is an ancestor of my husband's. Do you know if any of this family migrated to Ky? I have a William Godbey b.1781 in VA and d.1876 in Casey county, Kentucky. He would have been the great grandson of the (917) Godbey. Please contact me, I would love to exchange information. You have a very inpressive site. I could learn a lot.

I belive that your William Godbey (917) born in 1725 is an ancestor of my husband's. Do you know if any of this family migrated to Ky? I have a William Godbey b.1781 in VA and d.1876 in Casey county, Kentucky. He would have been the great grandson of the (917) Godbey. Please contact me, I would love to exchange information.

Very nice page. I'm a decendant of Russell King and Phoebe, at least that is what it appears after years of searching. My Great Great Grandfathers name was William King, married to Letisha ?. He moved from Pulaski Co., VA to Tennessee.

I have information regarding the descendants of Elkanah and Amanda Hylton - Index #244. They had 7 children, Orpah Artensus, John Adam (my line), Ruth Ellen, Lyssus, Joseph Martin, Narcisus Lee, Burchard and Nettie. I also have pictures of gravestones of Elkanah & Amanda and their son, John Adam in Appleton, Washington.

Thanks for the great work. I connect to the Burk family in Virginia through William Brookshire III. The unknown Burk female that William Brookshire married was named Maryann Burke. (Source: Bible of William Brookshire III). William was a Rev. War soldier, a Pvt. in the Company of Capt. Israel Cox, Col. Matthew Lock's Regiment. There were four other subsequent enlistments through March 1781. William and Maryann had 13 children.
Carl Brookshire

Thank you for making this information available on the internet. I lost my database of about 25,000 individuals in a crash last week and have been attempting to reconstruct it through prior notes. My Patton line included individuals having children at age 120, (guess my notes weren't very clear). I am related through Margaret Buchanan and Joseph Drake.

George and Sarah Hylton had a son named Armistead. I can fill in all kinds of information on his spouse, their children and decendants leading back to my husband, Fred Shepherd. Thanks for the information on George and Sarah
Jonille Shepherd

Hi I AM NEW TO SEARCHING FOR ANY INFO ON MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. really dont know where to start.Parents from Wisconsin and Minnesota. St Paul area. Any help will be greatly accepted.
Really enjoyed your site.

Hi I AM NEW TO SEARCHING FOR ANY INFO ON MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. really dont know where to start.Parents from Wisconsin and Minnesota. St Paul area. Any help will be greatly accepted.
Really enjoyed your site.

I am researching the Hanks (my husband's side of family). The information that I have, started with Thomas Hanks b.1630 and married Elizabeth ? Then it goes all the way to Edward Hanks b. Nov. 7, 1822 he married (1) Eliza Payne then (2) Rebecca Eugena Hartzog.
I noticed the two daughter you have for Edward is Amanda and Julia. I do not have them, but I do have a daughter Mary Jane (they called her Polly or Jennie). Do you know anything about her? She married William Fender Jennings. Thank you for putting your research on the internet, it has helped me a great deal. Dianne

i have just begun my search of ancestors looking for any information on Tom Roseberry b1855 d1883 buried in Ar. I need info on his parents. Tom married Hester Ann Gibbs dau. of Annison from Alabama in 1875? in Ar. There were 2 sons William Lee b1876 John b1877 2 daus. Fanny b1880 and Sarah b1883. William married Ollie Curry 1906? dau of Milton from Ms. Their son Ollie Raymon b1907 was my father. I have not found any information after searching numerous Websites. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. My mother had begun searching and left a good amount of information to start from. There is no note of where Tom came from. He had a brother John J. and a sister called "Aunt Puss". She married a Burns and then a Hyde. Thank You again so much for any help. Betty Roseberry Petersen

was surfing the web. try to do gen and found your site. my greatgrandmother was mary elizaberth roseberry her father was milton roseberry they are from ind with some going from ky have a george roseberry born nov 16 1800 in lancaster co pa so you site caught my eye trying to find link to my lines thank you judy adams

I am wondering if your Pratts may have had earlier connections to Bedford County, Virginia? I descend from John Pratt who died 1795 in Bedford county, through his daughter Mary who married Drury FOSTER 1786. They went into Warren County, KY by 1810, so I've no idea where they were in 1790 and 1800. In Kentucky they were listed as "Forster" rather than "Foster". Drury's daughter Lucy married Thomas Grisham in 1810 and they were in Allen County, KY in 1820 and moved to Giles County,TN about 1835.
Also, I descend from George Howell and Mary "Polly" Osborne who were in Montgomery, Wythe, and then Grayson Counties. I believe all these Howell's are kin, but just cannot figure out who George's father James Howell of Grayson County belongs to! George Howell was born 1750 to 1760, possibly in Pennsylvania or Maryland. We're not sure as yet. George had land on Turkey Fork of Elk Creek via a treasury warrant in 1782. A widow Sarah Howell also obtained a treasury warrant for land on Elk Creek at about the same time. We've no idea who she was. Hope you can help us figure these Howells out!
Thanks,
Will

I descend from the same William Roseberry (Nc. 1801). In searching for his marriage to Margaret Sartain, I found that Margaret's name was Margaret James, they were married in Surry Co., North Carolina on July 6, 1824. They are in the 1830 census of Iredell Co., N. Carolina, 1840 census of Grayson Co., Va., 1850 census of Russell Co., Va., 1870 census of Boyd Co., Kentucky. I have them as having 12 children, but I am not sure this is correct. John Wesley Roseberry, born June 10, 1850 is my great grandfather. Great web site!

Wonderful site! A lot of work has gone into this. I notice that you cite works of Rev. John Emory GODBEY and his nephew, the famous archealogist Rev. Allen Howard GODBEY. I was wondering what this source is? I would love to include it in my records.

Do you have the parentage listed of Rev. Samuel McGinnis GODBEY's children? I ask because Uncle Sam connects with my family and I'm interested in finding more about one of his wives!

I'm Currently living in CA. with my wife (Cynthia Ann Boudreau) and two son's Christopher A. and Colin A. Godby. I'm the son of Charles A. Godby Jr. (he was born in WVA)and my grandfather was Charles A. Godby Sr. (also born in WVA). I was also born in WVA. I attended and graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. I served in Vietnam as an Army Warrant Officer helicopter pilot, and later served in Desert Shield/Storm as a pilot for the USMC, retiring as a Major, USMC.
I'm currently trying to connect my family name (GODBY) to the early VA. Godby's, i.e. Thomas Godby of Elizabeth City circa 1610 to the present. Thanks in advance for any help.

George Ritter (Rutter) and his wife Margaret Carper are my GrGrGrGrandparents. I'm descended from their son David Spencer Ritter. I have a great deal of information on George & Margaret's children. If interested, you can contact me at mrloughry@home.com.

Can't find a link to my great grandfather from my grandfather Richard Alexander Roseberry born northern Va. approx. 1874, died 1939 Washington DC or Alexandria Va. This seems to be a major step to going back through the Family history.

Looking especially for Lilly Belle Fry Pitzer. She had a daughter Anna Eliza Pitzer in 1869. By 1880 census, her husband, Robert H. Pitzer had remarried and I can't find out what happened to Anna. Anna married my gg grandfather John Tartan Hudson in 1860 in Summers Cty., WV.

Looking especially for Lilly Belle Fry Pitzer. She had a daughter Anna Eliza Pitzer in 1869. By 1880 census, her husband, Robert H. Pitzer had remarried and I can't find out what happened to Anna. Anna married my gg grandfather John Tartan Hudson in 1860 in Summers Cty., WV.

My compliments on your site, alot of work has been put here. I would like to offer a correction in relation to my lineage. My Grandfather 4 times removed was the Rev. George Godby of Montgomery County, Verginia. My Grandmother removed 3 times was his daughter Julia Ann Godby. In the Godby section of this site it is stated that Julia Ann married a Rice Montague and moved to Portland, Oregon when in fact she married the Rev. William Clinton Daily of Elizabeth City, Tennesee. They remained in Tennesee the remainder of thier lives. I have more Info on this line of the Godby family if you wish.

I'm looking for any information regarding my family tree and where the Roseberry's came from. My Grandfather Jesse Howard Roseberry was born in Pulaski, VA. I know of 2 of his brothers named John and Claude. I also know my greatgrandfather moved to Ohio but I do not know his name. Can anyone be of any assistance? Thank You.

This is well covered. I have the all of the family of William Godbey Jr.1775 to ? and Nancy Dickerson 3/16/1778-Halifax,Va.D.9/4/1823-Logan Co.Va.and second wife Nancy Workman birthdates and some deaths if you might want them.

So long, I have been searching for the parents of Robert Patton who migrated from North Carolina, to Tennessee and then Southern, Illinois. I believe that maybe he was the son of Andrew, who married Agnes Snodgrass. I see you have a Robert Patton as a son, and the date of his birth the same as my descendetn (1780) Robert Patton married in Orange co. NC Elizabeth Guthrie, who I think might be our ancestor. Enjoy this site. Wanda Patton Reed

Greg:
My second visit to your site..the overall concept and layout is excellent! I also enjoyed the ancient.faces search engine you included on your main page.
Our shared families info doesn't always match up, but
I commend you on a great job with this site!!!
Debbie

Thanks for all the information. Rachel A. Vaughan and William King Vaughan were my great grandparents. My grandmother was Ida May Vaughn. She married Stephen Davis Moore. She died in 1956 in Charleston WV.

Calvin Roseberry descendents thru his son George W. Roseberry and Electra Mooney Jones.

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Who ever put this page together did a wonderful job. I am in great appreciation for the work.
Has any information been found regarding William Roseberry?
I found a William Roseberry, James Roseberry coming from Durham England. I can't find any more about them.
I have all of the infromation regarding the Primrose's and Rosebury, Rosebery's. They are all the same family line. Many sons left to come to England and America to find their fortunes.
Gloria Roseberry

Hello,
My name is Jean-Louis Daux, and I wish to know if it exist a relation between our families.
This Family name come from Southwest France (Gascogne and Gironde), and before the revolution, the name could be D’Aux De Lescout . See You... ;-)

I really enjoyed your website on the Keister line . I even learned a few things . My great grandparents were Mary Luemma Keister and Theodore James Linton . I never was sure if her name was Marylou Emma or Mary Luemma . My mom did say that my greatgranddad called her Em and she called Dore . I noticed that you added social security information in your notes . I also try to add the social security numbers whenever I can .
Paula from Virginia

Thank you for your website. I loved reading all the information about my family! My grandfather Lee Burnop (son of Henry Burnop) died in Feb. of 1999 and I am creating an album for my father (Ronald) of pictures and the information that I got from you will be great for the album!
Thanks alot!

I thoroughly enjoyed viewing your site. I descend from Joseph B. Whitt and Mildred Lelia Whitt. Great documentation!! Can expand a little more if you are interested. I'm always on the hunt for family members. Keep up the good work. Forwarded your site to some more members. Thanks for your posting on the Pulaski Co. VA mailing list. I would never have discovered your site without it. Best Regards, Doug Lovell aidan0131@msn.com

I really enjoyed your web page. It is one of the few I have found with so much information on the Duncan family. My great, great grandfather was Beauford Duncan. I have also found his name spelled Bluford in my Great Aunt's family bible. From Beauford, my line runs from his son George Taylor Duncan. My web page www.geocities.com/jddunc_2000/index/ has some info on the Duncan family, but not near as nice as yours.

Samuel Keister and Sarah Simpson are my great great grandparents. I have better dates on the birth of Samuel.
They has a son John jacob born feb 25, 1848 listed on the 1850 Saline Co. Mo. census at age 2 must have died by 1860 not listed Sarah died in 1858. I have connectioned to other consins that had John Phillip son John the forthson as Samuel's father. John married FRANCES Tutwiler, Samuel mother. childrens; Samuel, John jr., Jacob, Peter, Henry, Eli,Elizabeth, Frances and Phillip.

I was born in 1953 in Floyd County Kentucky. My Parents Are Birbage Howell and Maxine Newsome.I am trying to trace my family history. If you could be of any help please contact me at my E MAIL address.

My grandmother was Mattie Hayse(Duncan)b.06 Sept. 1897 d.May 1972, she was married to Tony Hayse. I can't find any of her history. Her father was John Duncan. This is all I know right now, just started to work on it.

I have a full and extensive report on the Songer's of Ar.
My GGGGrand Father was Jacob S. Songer and his Wife Matilda Fink Songer .My web page is at ,
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/v/Jimmie-D-Davis/index.html
I like your Songer tree ,I have a lot of questions about the Zanger connection, with the Songer's ,Maby the Sanger's bears a closer look . Thanks Jim Davis

What a wonderful site! Quick loading, easy links, informative AND with source documentation, what more could you ask for except maybe photos....one of the best sites I've been to. Keep up the excellent work!

Finally! Somebody has connected my Sutton side of the family, and I am delighted with this web site. I had most of the Sutton names, but the facts on individuals are new to me....Who can I thank and contact? I have a few more dates and people I could add (i.e.my brother and sister, and me and our families) Sure would like to know who John(1793/94) Sutton's parents were.
Mary